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Time100 Climate 2024 Michael D. Smith

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AP: Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation

Thalia Beaty | Nov. 19, 2024

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic.

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Over $1.6 Million to Aid West Virginia AmeriCorps Programs

Christian Meffert
WBOY 12 | May 20, 2023

$1,627,436 in AmeriCorps State and National funding will go to five West Virginia organizations to support AmeriCorps efforts in the state. Read more on WBOY 12.

Public Health Review: Post-Emergency Plans, AmeriCorps Investment

Public Health Review Morning Edition | May 11

The Public Health Review Morning Edition speaks with ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser and Maggie Davis, director of state health policy. The discussion covers public health adopting emergency measures into local statute and policies. The interview expands on systems addressing those continuing to suffer from COVID-19. Public Health AmeriCorps director AJ Pearlman discusses how the program builds up the the public health workforce. Listen at newscast.astho.org

This is the Solution to the COVID Learning Loss Crisis

Editorial Board
Washington Post | May 5, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a flood of loss — of lives, of jobs and, in a less-discussed tragedy, of learning. Students are still suffering the effects of the months and even years spent away from the classroom. The longer schools dawdle in catching them up, the less chance they have of succeeding. Read more on Washington Post.

9 Dolphins Rescued From Shallow Cape Cod Harbors, Shorelines Over 2 Days

Irene Rotondo
Mass Live | May 4, 2023

Nine dolphins spotted swimming in the shallow waters of several harbors across Cape Cod had to be rescued over the course of two days after several kept returning to shore, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Read more on Mass Live.

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